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I need you here with me and not way over in a bucket seat. I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
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I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy. Can't you have both?
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Doobie Brothers x 5
Rush x 2
Kim Mitchell / Max Webster x 3 or more
Queen x 2
Supertramp x 1
Police x 1
XTC - never seen live
Propaganda - never seen live
Saga x 1
Boston x 1
And the list goes on…
Some people are like Slinky's, not much use however, when pushed down stairs, they make you smile.
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I'll list my favourites as they come to mind rather than number them since I sometimes prefer one group/singer over another at a given time.
1)Classic: Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Beatles, Stones('73 or earlier), Moody Blues, Elton John(pre-powder blue jumpsuite era)
**Honourable Mention: Doors, Rush, Foreigner, SRV, Supertramp
2)Easy on thy ears: Eagles, Neil Young(older stuff), Loreena McKennitt, Gordon Lightfoot, Fleetwood Mac
**Honourable Mention: Norah Jones, Leonard Cohen
3)Grungie stuff: Pearl Jam, Our Lady Peace, Live
**Honourable Mention: Nirvana
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Concert update:
1. Rush x 7 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2008)
3. Green Day x 1
4. R.E.M. x 1
8. Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis x 1
9. Queen x 1 (disclaimer, the "Queen + Paul Rodgers" tour)
10. Weezer x 1
Honorable mention:
Foo Fighters x 3
Sting x 1
Paul Simon x 1
Guadalcanal Diary/Murray Attaway x 1 each
Howard Jones x 1
(with pmbuko)
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
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1. Dire Straits
2. Pink Floyd
3. REM
4. Eagles
5. Aerosmith
6. Queen
7. Cars
8. Police
9. AC-DC
10. Neil Young
M80's(2), VP150, QS8's(2), M3's(4)
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What? no "Honourable Mentions", Ed? 
Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.
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Oh yeah, Sting. And anything Mark Knopfler does.
I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
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Niel Young
Yes
Pink Floyd
Led Zep
Jethro Tull
Muddy Waters (cuz he is such an amazing live performer)
Gentle Giant
Bach
Chick Korea
Beatles
Artist at the top of my 'need to see in concert' list: Hiromi Uehara
Fred
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It is so hard to pick just 10 but here are the first 10 that come to mind:
1. Yes
2. Genesis with Peter Gabriel
3. Weather Report (with Jaco & Wayne Shorter)
4. Steely Dan
5. Paul Westerburg
6. Tom Waits
7. Porcupine Tree
8. Jethro Tull
9. Joni Mitchell
10. Peter Gabriel
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